NEW YORK (AP) — Confirming the worst fears of many pregnant women in the United States and Latin America, U.S. health officials said Wednesday there is no longer any doubt the Zika virus causes babies ...

Severe birth defects have become increasingly common as new research points to fentanyl misuse as a new possible cause. Recently, at least 30 infants across the US have been born with “fetal fentanyl ...

(Eric Gay, Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.) Birth defects affect millions of families worldwide each year, shaping lives long before a child ...

ST. PAUL - Healthy life choices can help prevent birth defects, the Minnesota Health Department says. The department, the National Birth Defects Prevention Network and the Minnesota March of Dimes are ...

A leading cause of birth defects is a virus that many expectant parents have never heard about. That may change soon thanks to the advocacy of parents whose children suffered birth defects due to the ...

The number of babies born with severe birth defects affecting their growth and development is rising, as researchers now have strong evidence that illicit fentanyl is causing the problems. Hospitals ...

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Birth defects, including heart problems, rather than illnesses associated with premature births are a leading cause of death in very young babies in the United States, according to ...

Infant mortality in the U.S. has increased by 7% since the 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson U.S. Supreme Court decision overturned the constitutional right to abortion, according to an October 2024 study. Those ...

Anencephaly is a serious neural tube condition that affects a baby’s brain and skull development. It happens very early in ...

(Family Features) An estimated 1 in 33 babies is born with a birth defect, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). While some require minimal intervention after birth, many ...

Women who are obese before pregnancy face a higher risk of having babies with a variety of birth defects than women with a healthy weight, a new study suggests. Subscribe to read this story ad-free ...